text: In 2003, Shanon won the Mandarin Oriental Fan of the Arts Most Promising Artist Award at the 2nd Annual Boh Cameronian Arts Awards. Two years later, he went on to win the Anugerah Industri Muzik award for best male vocal in an album for Dilanda Cinta.
  In 2007, he entered the Ikon Malaysia televised competition which looked for an icon among existing Southeast Asian artistes. The Malaysian level of the competition was ultimately won by Jaclyn Victor.
  Shanon has also performed as a duo with fellow singer-songwriter Azmyl Yunor and with his backing band the Cintas. Fellow singer-songwriter Ariff Akhir has also performed as part of the Cintas, and produced Shanons second album, Suara Yang Ku Dengar'.
  Shanon's musical influences include Leonard Cohen, Aimee Mann and Sam Phillips.